Saturday, December 12, 2020

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     Last night, the dishwasher ran its first cycle and...sat there.  Drain pump never started.  I shut it off and set it to drain and it did...nothing.  Well, the lights lit up, but the soapy water just stayed there.

     Dipping out some of the water, working the float valve and restarting caused it to begin to fill.  That part still worked.  The emptying, not so much, and not a peep out of the motor.

      So it's not a blocked drain.  The pump isn't running, period.

      I unloaded the dishes and put them in a sink of hot water, then spent an hour dipping out the dishwasher and sopping up the last with towels.  Today, I did dishes by hand.  A lot of dishes, and me with no dish drainer.

    It'll take professional attention to fix the dishwasher (If we can: it's at least ten years old -- this being 2020, having to replace it is probable, despite being a Maytag) and before that, I have to rearrange the basement  You see, the changes we made to ease installation of the new furnace blocked access to the main water shutoff valve, and I trust the ones under the sink not at all.

      After that, vanity commands redding up the kitchen and mopping the floor, and practicality means it's time to review all the stuff stored under the sink, right next to the dishwasher, and ready it for rapid removal as needed.

      Looks like I'm going to be doing dishes by hand for awhile.

3 comments:

Cop Car said...

Good luck. I sympathize having gone through exactly the same thing. I did dishes by hand for 5 weeks, this past June & July. In the end, I chose to R&R, and I am happy that I did - even though I would really rather "fix" than "replace".

The new dishwasher was advertised as being a 47dB model; but, it is so-o-o-o quiet! It takes a long time to go through the cycles, but it uses very little water and gets the dishes clean. The designers put a lot of thought into it.

The most worrisome thing, to me, was having the delivery people bring the unit into the house in these pandemic days.

RichD said...

Try searching the model number in youtube along with doesn't drain. Probably a video. Did that with my washing machine. Ordered the part on ebay for about a quarter of what the local appliance repair store wanted for the part. It's worth a shot. Good luck.

Anonymous said...

If your schedule permits, check out the "scratch and dent" section at your local big box home improvement store. I've recently replaced both a clothes washer and a dish washer this way. Alas, you have to stop by frequently to get the good deals. But if you are not in a hurry, good deals can be had.